Empire Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas

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Coordinates: 38°39′12″N 098°02′09″W / 38.65333, -98.03583
Empire Township
Location in Ellsworth County
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ellsworth
Area
- Total	71.81 sq mi (185.98 km²)
- Land	66.21 sq mi (171.49 km²)
- Water	5.59 sq mi (14.49 km²) 7.79%
Elevation	1,506 ft (459 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	174
- Density	2.6/sq mi (1/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0475469

Empire Township is a township in Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 174.

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Empire Township covers an area of 71.81 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Buckeye and Scates.

The streams of Alum Creek, Bluff Creek, Clear Creek, Sand Creek, Skunk Creek and Thompson Creek run through this township.

[edit] Transportation

Empire Township contains one airport or landing strip, Kanopolis State Park Airport.

[edit] References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Ellsworth County, Kansas

County seat: Ellsworth

Cities	Ellsworth \| Holyrood \| Kanopolis \| Lorraine \| Wilson

Townships	Ash Creek \| Black Wolf \| Carneiro \| Clear Creek \| Columbia \| Ellsworth \| Empire \| Garfield \| Green Garden \| Langley \| Lincoln \| Mulberry \| Noble \| Palacky \| Sherman \| Thomas \| Trivoli \| Valley \| Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Black Wolf \| Carneiro \| Langley \| Venango \| Yankee Run